"I’m inspired by connections - exploring the ways that we connect to and interact with nature, how we connect to each other interpersonally to build community, and how we connect to our selves to better know and care for our bodies and minds. I’m also always inspired by simply spending time outdoors."

Presenting our Kindred Artist of the Week series! We are big fans of all the artists we work with and we are so excited to share their stories!

This week’s featured artist is Angie Flickinger, a southeast Alaska sister who infuses the beauty of the outdoors into the beauty of our bodies. 

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"I am most of all inspired by the resilience that resides in nature, in living things including the humans I get to collaborate with. Because I create art for social justice movements I am in regular contact with people taking real steps to make tangible short and long-term change."

Presenting our Kindred Artist of the Week series! We are big fans of all the artists we work with and we are so excited to share their stories!

This week’s featured artist is the infinitely inspiring Ricardo Levins Morales, a social justice luminary whose art and organizing have spanned decades of movements.

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"No stroke is a mistake, it’s expression."

Presenting our Kindred Artist of the Week series! We are big fans of all the artists we work with and we are so excited to share their stories!

This week’s featured artist is the talented local artist Christine Kleinhenz, whose colorful work graces some of our most popular Alaskan greeting cards, and who will be teaching anyone and everyone how to DIY Block Print tonight during First Friday!

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"Finishing a basket is an addicting thing. It's this moment where all this planning and countless hours of work culminate in the creation of something beautiful."

Presenting our Kindred Artist of the Week series! We are big fans of all the artists we work with and we are so excited to share their stories!

This week’s featured artist is Naawéiyaa Austin Tagaban, local poet activist weaver storyteller extraordinaire. 

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“It's kinda like, solving the problem is your brain working, and finishing the project is your heart working.”

Presenting our Kindred Artist of the Week series! We are big fans of all the artists we work with and we are so excited to share their stories!

This week’s featured artist is Abigail Kokai, the creative force behind Homer Whales. We love her delightful upcycled creations, plus her commitment to the real creatures - 10% of every purchase goes back to whale research!

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